Title: Freckle Juice by Judy Blume

Genre: Fiction

Publisher: Four Winds Press- a division of Scholastic Magazines
pages: 40

Awards/Honors : N/A

Summary: Andrew Marcus is a boy obcessed with wanting fleckles. He is constantly getting into trouble at school and home and feels that if he has freckles he would not be getting into so much trouble for not paying attention. He purchases a recipe for "Freckly Juice" from Sharon, the meanest girl in class, that is suppose to make Andrew grow freckles. After making the recipe and drinking the juice, Andrew discovers that he has been tricked. Anddrew learns a valuable lesson about himself, school, and his teacher.

Personal Rating: ****Great! I really enjoyed this book! My children at school love reading it.

Interest level: 2nd thru 5th grade

Learning ideas: as part of the unit I have incorpated voabulary, spelling, comprehension, and a series of quizes to be taken over the course of the unit.
The students complete character analysis of the main characters and in small groups compare and contrast each of the characters. We create a new cover page for the book, new recipe for Freckle Juice, and a new ending to the story.

Problem/Difficulities: None